Xiasi ancient town

Xiasi ancient town was once known as "little Shanghai" and "pearl on Qingshui River". It is the hometown of red garlic in China, the hometown of zinc and Selenium rice, the hometown of world famous dog Xiasi dog, and the best Kayak Slalom base in the world and Asia.

Xiasi ancient town

Xiasi ancient town is a national 4A scenic spot and a provincial scenic spot in Guizhou Province. Located in the upstream of Qingshui River, it is located in the south by west of Kaili City, adjacent to Majiang County in the west, Yatang street of Kaili City in the East, Xingshan town of Majiang County in the west, Xuanwei town of Majiang County in the South and Fuquan City in the north. It spans between 107 ° 42 ′ 3 ″ - 53 ′ 9 ″ E and 26 ° 26 ′ 29 ″ - 34 ′ 3 ″ n. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was a branch of the Pingding chief court. Because it was located in the lower reaches of Pingding, it was named Xiasi. It was known as "humanity Xiasi, heaven made landscape". The town covers a total area of 154 square kilometers, including 22100 mu of farmland, with a population of 50000 people (35000 permanent residents), mostly inhabited by Miao, Mulao and other ethnic minorities. At the same time, Xiasi ancient town is known as "little Shanghai" and "pearl on Qingshui River". It is the national canoe demonstration base, the hometown of red garlic in China, the hometown of zinc and Selenium rice, and the hometown of Xiasi dog, the world famous dog

Overview of ancient town

Xiasi ancient town was once known as "little Shanghai" and "pearl on Qingshui River". It is the hometown of red garlic in China, the hometown of zinc and Selenium rice, the hometown of world famous dog Xiasi dog, and the best Kayak Slalom base in the world and Asia.

Xiasi ancient town is a town adjacent to Jinshui in Majiang county and Kaili city. In the middle of July of the lunar calendar, people here follow the tradition of holding dragon boat races, bullfight contests, traffic and people flow one after another. In addition, there are many historical and cultural sites, such as Taoyuan Island, Yueliang Island, Ziwei island and other tourist resorts. The unique cooking skills of "fish in sour soup" and "dog in grass" are well-known and loved by tourists. On weekends and holidays, visitors from Kaili, Duyun, Guiyang and other places invite their families to come. After rafting, playing in the water and visiting the ancient times, they face the water and face the window, order one or two delicacies, and enjoy the rare leisure of their busy life.

Historical evolution

In the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808 AD), Xiasi was set up as a commercial port. By the time of the Republic of China, it had developed into a busy city with water and land docks. It was an important material distribution center in Southeast Guizhou. At that time, the town was full of merchants, horse gangs, shops, warehouses, guilds, restaurants all over the streets and alleys, open all night, known as "little Shanghai". At present, the streets on both sides of the Straits still retain the large and small stone level piers with a span of more than 30 meters, which were built in 1779, the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the ancient temples, ancient temples, ruins, ancient residents and ancient roadways, such as the Yuwang palace and the Guanyin Pavilion. Guanyin Pavilion, which is located on the hillside of Guanyin Mountain in Qingjiang village, is well preserved and full of fragrance. The tomb of Wu Chuansheng, the general of the Yuan Dynasty, is located in baoyangzhou, 1.5 kilometers away from Xiasi.

Xiasi is an important town of Shangfu in the upper reaches of Qingshui River. It was once known as "little Shanghai" and "pearl on Qingshui River". In 1729, governor ertai of Yunnan and Guizhou and Governor Zhang Guangsi of Guizhou ordered the migrant workers to dredge the river course. After many times of regulation in 1737, 1761 and 1882, the waterway was unblocked, and Xiasi gradually developed into a water wharf and material distribution center. Xiasi town was established in 1931, changed to Xiasi commune in 1958, and restored to town in 1984. On September 15, 2014, Guizhou Provincial People's Government approved the administrative regions of Xiasi town and Bibo town in Majiang county to be under the jurisdiction of Kaili city. Qianfu Han [2014] No. 184 approved the reorganization system of Xiasi town and Bibo town in Majiang county to be under the jurisdiction of Kaili city The administrative boundaries of Kaili City and Majiang county will be changed accordingly. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the beginning of the Republic of China, the business here was particularly prosperous. There are business leaders from Guiyang, Anshun, Xingyi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Fujian in the town. There are Sichuan Yunnan guild hall, Jiangxi guild hall, Lianghu guild hall and Fujian guild hall. The rich merchants of the guilds set up shop names in the town to deal in all kinds of commodities. For example, "qingyuanfeng" of Liu tongqingkai in Jiangxi Province, which manages Huangzhou cloth, cotton, cotton yarn and tung oil, has a capital of more than 100000 silver yuan; Yixingzhai of Zhang Wenzhai and Zhang shengzhai in Hunan Province, and the village of Yang Tiancheng in Xiangxiang County, are also prosperous. According to the statistics in 1918, there were 197 merchants, 583 employees and 217500 silver dollars. At that time, the transportation of goods mainly depended on ships carrying horses. Every day before the show, boats and horses from inside and outside the province come in droves. There are hundreds of merchant ships moored on the river. The lights on the ships are all night long, reflecting the river like stars. There are lots of horse shops, inns and merchants, and restaurants are open all night. At that time, people used "little Shanghai" as a metaphor. In 1934, after the road was opened to Xiasi, the merchants of Xiasi bought 10 cars to transport goods. It was the town with the most cars in Qiandongnan at that time. After the liberation, the commerce and trade here was still very prosperous. People from all the counties and cities nearby traded here. It was one of the larger rural fairs in Qiandongnan.

Resource advantages

Xiasi ancient town has the reputation of "pearl on Qingshui River", "hometown of world famous dog", "hometown of Chinese modern folk painting" and "hometown of Chinese Dragon Boat champion". It is one of the national agricultural tourism demonstration sites, as well as the training base of Chinese Canoe Slalom, and also rated as national 3A scenic spot.. Ethnic customs: Xiasi has the Miao ethnic customs of "the local customs surpass the imperial capital", the bronze drum peasant paintings of "the hometown of modern Chinese folk painting", and the Longli paintings of "the hometown of Chinese Dragon Boat champion". Natural scenery: there are magical and charming scenery of the old mountain and river gorge and the perilous Qingshui River rafting; there are Sun Island, Taoyuan island and other leisure resorts. Cultural landscape: there are Xiasi ancient town, the hometown of yuan Yinglie and Zhang Xianpei, the tomb of Wu Chuansheng, the commander of the national army. Food and Specialty: 1. Xiasi sour soup fish: Xiasi sour soup fish is one of the four famous dishes in Qiandongnan Prefecture, which is famous both inside and outside the province. If you are a good friend or a noble person who comes to my company as a guest, my company often treats you with this dish. Its characteristics are as follows: raw material selection Qingshuijiang wild life fish or field fish, such as horned fish, carp, salmon, fish, catfish, etc. Soup with rice acid or chili acid add ginger, garlic, tomato, pepper, monosodium glutamate, yuxiangcai and other deployment. It is a pure natural green food, with complete color, fragrance and taste, tender meat, good taste, fresh soup, stimulating appetite, and increasing appetite. It is a rare good dish. 2. Xiasi dog meat soup pot: Xiasi dog meat soup pot is one of the most delicious dishes in Southeast Guizhou. The so-called soup pot, popularly speaking, is a big pot to cook large pieces of meat and drink a big bowl of wine to achieve great speed. The dog is a local small yellow dog of more than 10 kg, tender and thin skinned. After slaughtering, it is smoked with straw until yellowish and crisp skinned. It is built into large pieces and put into a large iron pot. Then it is poured with clear water (Qingshuijiang River). It is cooked with firewood and medium heat until it is more than half cooked. The meat soup is crisp and crisp. Then it is put on a charcoal stove with a small iron pot and scooped into the original soup in the large iron pot. It is made of dog meat (Mint), long onion and coriander Soup, soup open, put into small pieces of dog meat; good dip in water (local Chaotian spicy, onion ginger, dog meat, coriander, dog meat essential) and rice wine, seasonal fresh vegetables. 3. Xiasi open field strawberry: Huaqiao village of Xiasi town has been planting open field strawberry since the 1990s. The whole town has planted 3000 mu of open field strawberry, which is the largest production area of open field strawberry in Guizhou Province. Different from the current popular greenhouse planting, the open field strawberry began to grow in October, after a natural growth period of about half a year, it began to grow around the next year's Qingming Festival As a result, Xiasi open field strawberry is sweet and sour with superior quality, which is deeply loved by consumers and sold to Kaili, Guiyang, Duyun and other cities. In April and may of each year, the self-service picking of Xiasi open field Strawberry Garden attracts a large number of consumers to experience. 4. Xiasi dog: Xiasi dog is historically called Xiasi dog because its central production area is Xiasi town. In the past, the forest was deep and dense, the mountain was high and the road was dangerous, and there were many wild animals. Since ancient times, the Miao people had the custom of hunting, keeping dogs and guarding their homes. Through the long-term breeding of the people in the production area, the unique characteristics of "Xiasi dog" have been formed. Adult purebred hounds are generally 46-55 cm in height and about 22 kg in weight. The head of Xiasi dog is thick, the forehead is wide and flat, the nose and neck are wide, the ears are thin and upright, and the hard hair on the face is upright, just like a needle, which is daunting. For a long time, Xiasi dogs were mainly raised by the masses, and they were sold by foreign merchants for a long time, resulting in a large number of mixed breed dogs flooding the market, and the number of dogs was decreasing.

Transportation advantages

High speed railway, high speed railway and passenger station

Xiasi has developed transportation, convenient communication and unique geographical location. It is located in the central area of the city integration of Kaili and Mazu, among the four markets of "three cities and one mine" (Kaili City, Duyun City, Guiyang city and Fuquan "phosphorus city"), and only 10 km away from Kaili South Station and Kaili South Station passenger station of Shanghai Kunming high speed railway. It takes only 10 minutes from Xiasi entrance of Kaima Expressway to Majiang and Kaili, the capital of the prefecture, 30 minutes to Duyun, 25 minutes to Wengfu mining and fertilizer base, and 25 minutes to the provincial capital

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